IMF throws Ukraine financial lifeline, Russian economy to slump

March 27, 2014 10:03 AM

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By Natalia Zinets and Elizabeth Piper

KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine won a $27-billion international financial lifeline on Thursday, rushed through in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea, as Moscow's economy minister spoke of the cost of military action in its former Soviet neighbour.